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The report said that in October, Fernando Ornelas fought hospital security guards, police and corrections officers. But investigators were not able to determine when his back was broken, in part because of a malfunctioning camera.

That malfunctioning camera failed to record the final physical confrontation between corrections officers and Ornelas. Not long after that, he was rushed to a hospital.

Investigators said a prior medical condition makes it impossible to know exactly when his back was broken. The report said it could have happened in a car accident that started the incident or sometime when he was in the custody of Elliot Hospital, the Manchester Police Department or the Hillsborough County House of Corrections.

"There were several incidents involving Mr. Ornelas over the course of two days,” Hillsborough County Attorney Patricia LaFrance said. “We could not determine when exactly his injuries took place, and who ultimately might have been responsible for them.”

Police said Ornelas was acting strangely at the scene of a single-car accident. His sister took him to Elliot Hospital where he was placed in the psychiatric evaluation program unit.

There, he violently attacked a security guard. The guard, three other security officers and a Manchester police officer were eventually able to subdue Ornelas.

He was transported to the Manchester Police Department, where he went through the booking process without incident but later complained of neck pain.

At the Valley Street Jail, he told a nurse that his neck hurt, and he was offered Tylenol.

Later that morning, Ornelas began dipping his pillow in the toilet of his cell and cursing at corrections officers. The report said he head-butted the metal cell door twice.

Multiple officers were called in to subdue and extract Ornelas from his cell. Investigators said Ornelas resisted with punches and kicks, and a team of officers brought him to the ground.

The incident was meant to be recorded, but the report said the camera malfunctioned.

"It's rather interesting to note that it appears to have malfunctioned at a very critical time period," said David Angueira, attorney for Ornelas.

Ornelas was placed in a restraint chair and checked every 15 minutes. Between two and three hours after the cell extraction, he became unresponsive and was rushed to a hospital.

There, it was discovered that he suffered a spinal fracture. The report said doctors also learned the he suffers from a medical condition that makes him more prone to broken bones, making it possible that he suffered the fracture during any of the violent episodes he was involved in.

"We understand that there was a very serious injury Mr. Ornelas suffered. However, that is the scope of our investigation," LaFrance said.

The AG's report also stated that the use of force by the officers and security personnel was justified in all cases.

Ornelas' attorney called the report incomplete and said what happened in the jail was "troubling."

"We won't leave a single stone unturned. We will get the truth," Angueira said.